Victoria Beckham had no financial benefit from having Meghan Markle wear her clothes, an explosive new biography has claimed. Writing in the newly released House of Beckham , celebrity biographer Tom Bower claims the former Spice Girl’s decision to give the Duchess of Sussex free clothes did not increase sales. “Victoria agreed to provide a coat, dress, boots and a handbag worth £6,000 to Meghan for the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Day parade in Sandringham,” he claimed.
“Later, Meghan wore a Beckham custom-made pregnancy outfit and a white coat and dress for a service in Westminster Abbey. “Victoria’s style also attracted Melania Trump. She wore a Victoria Beckham dress during the president’s official visit to London.
” But despite having two of the world’s most high-profile women wear her designs, other women were not inspired to follow suit. “But the financial benefit was nil,” Mr Bower added. However, Ms Markle’s endorsement of the designs – which notably failed to take off at the London Fashion Week, despite Harper Beckham sporting an Anna Wintour-style haircut – was not completely in vain.
“The only success in 2019 was a £1,400 handbag that had been displayed by Meghan,” Mr Bower said. But he added the sales were likely “prompted” by “Victoria’s Instagram video” and not the duchess. This was not the only eyebrow-raising claim made about the two women in the new book.
Mr Bower claims Ms Markle also “deluded” hersel.
